Kensington House (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Date: 2 May 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000743

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 2 May 2012, particularly of Christchurch CBD (Central Business District). Shows bumper sticker ('Kia kaha I'm staying Christchurch), Unlimited School, Christchurch Cathedral, Canterbury Provincal Council Chambers, Alice in Videoland sign, restoration work on buildings in High Street, views of buildings (including Westpac building, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Forsyth Barr), Hotel Grand Chancellor and Crowne Plaza demolition, Clarendon Tower, Magistrates Court repair, pavement deformation from liquifaction, workers doing remedial work to buildings, repair work on Edmonds Clock Tower, new construction at 75 Manchester Street, demolition of 248 High Street, street views of intersections of Colombo & Gloucester, Armagh & Colombo, Gloucester & Manchester, Hereford & Manchester, Cashel & Manchester streets, Chancery Lane, Central Library (exterior and interior views), overgrown gardens in Victoria Square, Medlab building under demolition, memorial tributes at PGC (Pyne Gould Corporation) building, 'Info Gap' on the corner of Colombo and Petersborough streets (Students from University of Technology Sydney urban design projects). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "May 02 - CBD" Quantity: 118 digital photograph(s).

Date: 22 June 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000773

Description: Further photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 22 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of buildings and demolition work within the Christchurch central business district (CBD) red zone cordon. Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing remains of the Triangle Centre, the BNZ building, Millennium Hotel, Mid City Centre (663 Colombo street), Copthorne Central Hotel, BNZ building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr, New Zealand army soldier at red zone cordon checkpoint hut Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Kilmore streets showing road signs, orange road cones and digger near a cordon checkpoint, small park, Christchurch Town Hall Includes views taken in Cathedral Square showing the Citizens War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Christchurch Cathedral supported by steel structure during deconstruction of bell tower, rubble and salvaged stone from the Cathedral, Grant Thornton House, Government Life Insurance building (before its 'dirty demolition' due to presence of asbestos), the Chalice, ANZ Bank building, Novotel Hotel, crane and demolition crew near buildings along Worchester Boulevard (Clarendon Tower, Rydges Hotel, Grant Thornton House), rubble being piled up to be platform for 'nibbler' excavator before demolition of Grant Thornton House, site of demolished Regent Theatre, old Christchurch Central Post Office, new Telecom House (partial view), digger demolishing building Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace of the Scottish Pioneer Tribute plaque, Edmonds Band Rotonda and Poplar Crescent building steps Includes views taken on Hereford street showing Torrens House, partially demolished Gough House, and view taken on Cathedral Square looking at rear of old Post Office Telephone Exchange building at 95 Hereford Street Includes views taken on Cashel Street showing digger on demolition site of Triangle Centre at intersection of High, Colombo and Cashel streets near Trinity Centre, Westpac Tower, tram tracks past Hotel All Seasons, The Crossing and Westpac Tower, the rubble of the demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor, the rear of Te Waipounamu House, diggers at work, Southern Star building (former DIC and Cashfields building), digger 'Goliath' and a damaged Westpac Bank ATM (cash machine) Includes views taken on Lichfield street showing Frontrunner shop, the Bus Exchange, rear of Christchurch City Council Civic Offices at 163-173 Tuam street (former Millers Department store) Includes views taken on High Street showing Bonnington House, Work and Income building, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower Includes views taken on intersection of Cashel and Manchester streets showing two demolition crew on Manchester street, Shooters bar, sites of demolished buildings, diggers and trucks, 'Twinkle Toes' digger, Boogie Nights nightclub in the Money Club building, Sullivans bar, Kensington House, Bourbon Street bar, Dick Smith shop, Includes views taken on Armagh street showing National Bank Victoria Square branch in Isaac House, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr building, Victoria Square Apartments, Craigs Investment Partners House, Farmers car park building and the rear of New Zealand Post building (147 Armagh) Includes views taken at Victoria Square showing statue of Queen Victoria below Forsyth Barr building, statue of Captain James Cook Includes views taken beside the Avon River showing the rear view of Christchurch Town Hall, reflections of BNZ and Price Waterhouse Coopers buildings, and the Copthorne Central Hotel, Includes views taken on Kilmore street showing Scenic Suites Christchurch, huge pile of demolition rubble on site of demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ernst & Young building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr and Copthorne Central Hotel, site of demolished Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC), BNZ, Edmonds Band Rotonda, across site of demolished Convention Centre to Central Library Peterborough, truck carrying worker parking near rubble pile, cranes on skyline of Farmers car park and Victoria apartments prior to demolition Includes view taken on High Street showing Westpac Tower being demolished with partially demolished Hallensteins building and Coffee Culture cafe nearby, floor slab on winch (cut and crane demolition method), Includes view of lights shining under the woodwork celing of Knox Church in Bealey Avenue Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 22 - CBD red zone' Quantity: 93 digital photograph(s).

Date: 30 May 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000832

Description: Photographs relating to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes taken by BeckerFraserPhotos on 30 May 2011. The majority of these were taken in the CBD (central business district) within the red zone area which was cordoned off after 22 February 2011 earthquake. Several photographs were taken in the suburb of Papanui. Approximately 100 photographs focus on closer details of the damage to buildings and streets, cracks in masonry and pavements, rubble, broken windows, debris, scaffolding, shop window mannequins, signs. The remainder of the photographs show wider shots of the buildings within their street environment and activity within the red zone. -Includes views taken on Durham Street which show the Copthorne Hotel, St Michael's Church School, Ireland Property Management building, Temple Court building (the office of Green MP Kennedy Graham), Contours, the demolition site of Laycock's building, former Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch District Court and a sculpture in front of the building, Training and Development Centre for Christchurch Casino and Vidpro, Christchurch Casino, Amuri Court, and buildings at 218-220, 344, 332, 330, 328 and 284 Durham Street. -Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing Chloes Bar, part of Oxford on Avon restaurant and bars, 794 Colombo Street, the Colombo Street Bridge, buildings at 683, 736, 617-621, 628-636, 656, 662-670, 663. 672, 678-684, 683-689, 690, 694, 702-208, 708-710, 732, 735, 736, 753-757, 772-779, a demolition site at 633-637 Colombo Street, Benson Restaurant No.1, Mutual Funds House, Farmers building, Starbucks and Whitcoulls, Forsyth Barr building, the ANZ building, Victoria Square National Bank branch, the Allan McLean building (Bearing Gifts Ltd). -Includes views taken on Chester Street West and Chester Street East showing Radio Network House, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Christchurch District Court entrance, building at 55 Chester Street West, Poplar Apartments. -Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace showing Provincial Council Chambers, the Library Chambers (previously Canterbury Public Library), buildings at 97, 129, 141 Cambridge Terrace, the Christchurch City Council office block and Axiom House at 109 Cambridge Terrace. -Includes views taken on Armagh Street showing Victoria Square Apartments, staircases of Forsyth Barr building, Christchurch Magistrates Court, Centennial Leisure Centre, interior and exterior views of 195 Armagh Street, Kens Camera and Video, Munns, the BNZ building, Real Estate House, and buildings at 195-199, 236, 281, 200, 218, 154, 139, 176, 198, 240 Armagh Street. -Includes views taken on Manchester Street showing demolition of Druids building, Treehouse Karaoke Party Bar, an MED sub station, Public Trust Customer Centre, the demolition site at 293, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Kensington House, Sullivans Irish Pub, Peaches and Cream, Christian World Service building, and buildings at 173-175, 178, 128, 267, 230, 128 Manchester Street, and very damaged buildings at 141-149 Manchester Street. -Includes views taken on Worcester Street showing the liftwell of SBS building, Trinity Centre and views taken on Gloucester Street showing Marque Hotel, and buildings at 176, 173, 62-78, 84, a view at the intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets. -Includes views taken on High Street showing the McKenzie and Willis building, the intersection of Manchester, Lichfield and High Streets, the 'Nucleus' sculpture by Phil Price. -Includes views of buildings taken on Bedford Row, Salisbury Street, Kilmore Street, Tuam Street (Drakes Leisure Centre and Lighthouse Lighting), SOL Square, Cashel Street, Oxford Terrace (Bohemian Cafe and Bar, Edmonds Telephone Cabinet and Drinking Fountain, demolition site of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church), Madras Street (Leicester House), Struthers Lane, Hereford Street (former Christchurch Central Police Station), the intersection of Peterborough and Durham Streets. -Includes views taken in Papanui showing rubble at corner of Harewood Road and Main Road North, St Pauls Anglican Church and sign, the Haralds shop on Papanui Road. -Also photographs of activity within the CBD red zone show diggers demolishing the Druids building, the 'Southern Demolition' crane at work, a furniture removal van and crew at work, a crew in high visibility vests and hard hats walking down a street, council crew at intersection of Colombo and High Streets during clean up work, laying shingle on Cashel Mall, a large digger on a truck, a 'Greening the Rubble' installation (brick gabions), a policeman on a bicycle, men working on a high voltage power cable in a ditch. Quantity: 322 digital photograph(s).